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French court tries seven Georgians over theft of rare Russian books

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Seven Georgian nationals are set to be tried in Paris for stealing rare Russian literary classics, including works by Pushkin and Gogol, whose thefts are valued at millions of euros. Investigators suspect the group is part of an organized criminal network responsible for similar high‑profile thefts across Europe.

  1. SESweden Herald
    1. Georgians on trial in Paris for stealing rare Russian literary editions
  2. FRFrance 24
    1. French court tries seven Georgians over theft of rare Russian books
  3. FRLe Monde
    1. 'Operation Pushkin': Rare books, Georgian con artists and the shadow of the Kremlin

sources

  1. 1.Sweden Herald
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.Russian Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Protests
  3. 3.Authoritarianism
  4. 4.Espionage
  5. 5.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
  6. 6.Election
  7. 7.Freedom of the press
  8. 8.Hungary under Viktor Orbán

countries

  1. 1.Russian FederationRU
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.UkraineUA
  4. 4.SwitzerlandCH
  5. 5.CzechiaCZ
  6. 6.GermanyDE
  7. 7.EstoniaEE
  8. 8.LithuaniaLT

organizations

  1. 1.French National Library
  2. 2.Diderot Library of the Ecole Normale Superieure
  3. 3.Ecole normale supérieure
  4. 4.University Library of Languages and Civilisations
  5. 5.Eurojust
  6. 6.European Union
  7. 7.Europol
  8. 8.Litfond
  9. 9.Louvre Museum

persons

  1. 1.Alexander Pushkin
  2. 2.Nikolai Gogol
  3. 3.Alexandre De Konn
  4. 4.Valérian Rajoevi

technicals

  1. 1.Prisoner of the Caucasus
French court tries seven Georgians over theft of rare Russian books